« L’endroit le plus sûr pour un bateau, c’est le port. Mais ce n’est pas pour ça que le bateau a été créé… » Anónimo. The desire to break away from our daily routine, to conquer unknown places and reconnect with the explorer spirit inside us is innate to man. Submerged in a scene…
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Ph. Maria Doce Many artists have made artificial light their precious job. Among them are Fontana, Flavin and Turrell, architects and artists, who create new spaces using neon light and LED. Environments where man is the protagonist, free to choose his intimate and personal journey. Lucio Fontana, since 1948, devoted himself to the…
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At Wortmann Architects, we are going through a process of transformation. Architect; an artist who is in a continuous process of transformation, changing from the inside out. This artist’s ideas, memories, and dreams translate into astonishing works of art; in which passion, emotions and feelings live within concrete material. Architecture; the process and the product;…
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1. Gaudí honors the legend of the Sant Jordi knight on the Casa Battlò façade, which is dressed in red roses on this special day. The legend goes about a knight, Sant Jordi, who saved the kingdom’s princess from the jaws of a dragon, killing him with his sword. From the blood of the dragon,…
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“Dilegua, o notte! Tramontate, stelle! Tramontate, stelle! All’alba vincerò! Vinceró! Vinceró!” Principe Calaf – Turandot, G.Puccini Prince Calaf, defying death, sings to light as a symbol of victory and of life itself. Light is more than a feeling. It is a physical entity, and just like gravity, light is a key element, an ineludible truth…
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“Walking through a narrow tunnel of the Alhambra, I found the beautiful courtyard of that old palace, serene, silent and solitary; it contained exactly what a magnificent garden should have, nothing less than the entire universe “ Luis Barragán. A patio is an outdoor space surrounded by walls or long galleries. Patios were developed as a solution for living in warm…
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“From the sky […] emanated a vibrant light that gave to each house and each tree a sharp outline, an astonished newness. In the world’s morning, the earth must have sprung forth in such a light.” Albert Camus, “Return to Tipasa” (Trans. Justin O’Brien) Since Ulysses’ initiatory journey from a burning Troy to his homeland…
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In our high-speed communication society, it is not surprising that the workflow of sequential treatment of information in closed departments has been shattered and replaced by almost simultaneous data processing, often complemented by a real-time follow-up. Consequently, a new generation of office furniture provides more dynamic cooperation to highly qualified employees. Contrary to predictions that…
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Christmas markets began in the High Middle Ages to fulfil the food provisioning for the coming harsh winter. Nowadays, winter is a wonderful time to visit the most inspiring Christmas markets, such as: Cologne The Cologne Christmas market is among the most beautiful in Germany. No less than seven markets can be found in the…
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Color in architecture plays a key role. It’ s responsible for stimuli that we feel both consciously and unconsciously. Architects like Gerrit Rietveld and Le Corbusier have shared an affinity for color as one of their trademark elements. Let’s go over how they have used color in specific works. GERRIT RIETVELD: Schröder House, 1924,…
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